Pared Down Inspiration
Following in this week’s footsteps of exceedingly simple ensembles (here and here), I’ve been looking to other women for inspiration in how they put together their most paired down pieces. Here are just a few of my favorites, which have simultaneously made me wish for just a few more items in my closet (like a great pair of dressed up skinny jeans, pointy-toe pumps, and an oversized scarf).













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I love the 3rd look!!
Wida
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love all of these looks. great inspiration pics!
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These are all fab picks! I love the tailored look on each girl! Thanks for sharing!
xoxo,
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Love how simple and classic all the looks are.
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Great inspiration Emily! I love the second and the last look! xo, Christina
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Really inspiring!
Kisses
Silvia
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Those Valentino studded heels in the first picture are divine !
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LOVE, LOVE, LOVE.
I’m in love with the 1st look. The white shirt is just gorgeous…Ahhh and the Valentino shoes of course, too!
xo
Dani
Hmmm… now you’ve got me thinking. I could use a few new basics in my closet too. Thanks!
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love love love all the heels, but I personally favor the white converse. something about a good jean and converse has such a classic, low-maintenance, simple vibe!
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What pretty, chic, and utterly uncomplicated looks. Brilliant.
xo Josie
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Such a good selection!! love every single look and how clean and easy them seem.
xo,Clochet.
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I love the third look!
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They are all fabulous!
x
Michelle
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I want the 3rd girl’s scarf!!!
Love the first picture!
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love every look!!! great choices…
ahh beaut looks!
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Gorgeous inspiration!
xx Olga
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Adore the 1st & 3rd looks…simplistic perfection xoxo
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i love all the looks here!
I have 4 of these saved on my pinterest. Sometimes simple pieces make the chicest outfits.
Absolutely adore these comfy classic outfit! I also pinned most of them
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3rd one is good… and last one is not showing to me
Liking her jeans………
Love simple!
I LOVE this post! I’ve posted most of these on my Tumblr as inspiration. This is how I dress on a daily basis, normally.
XO,
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Love the chic simplicity… So stylish! Great post as always:)
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I love simple looks, I like Miranda’s the best, but it may have something to do with her endless legs and enviable figure though :p
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Ah, Miranda Kerr. She never fails to look amazing, although those heels scream ‘I have a driver waiting for me’.
Olivia xx
lovely inspiration honey!
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i love miranda’s but they are all awesome!
Those Valentino shoes are the best. Lovelovelove!
Helloooooo!
aaaaaw! I really love all this photos! I think that is really aa good idea for everybody!
Hope you have a nice day! (:
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These are all great looks!
Such perfect inspiration! Everyone definitely needs classic pieces in their wardrobe. I’m loving the white blouse with the oversized pocket… Just gorgeous!
Xo Chelle
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love these looks! im especially into oversized scarves right now since im haveing to wear them so often since its so chilly in the mornings here in israel.
Miyan
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Loved all of themmm!!! <3
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Stunning looks, definite inspiration!
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Great looks! Do you know where pics 2/5 were originally from? looks like possibly the Swank Heights blog?
Katie x
These are great photos for inspiration. I love the first one and the third! So, beautiful.
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I love sleek pointed shoes! They can dress up the most plain of outfit. I love looking to other women for inspiration, great post! Love from England.
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I really love these looks. Very elegant and chic. Miranda Kerr is absolutely perfect.
Nice inspirations.
Sometimes i really need to see some woman’s outfits to get inspired by some details or to wider own style borders and definitely to get some pieces to buy ) I like the first and the last looks the most!
with love from Ukraine
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Very inspirational indeed. I love the second and third look… definitely my style…
Hi_D
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I really love the third look! Makes me miss the cooler months…
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I love Miranda Kerr’s style – and also because she’s aussie!
I love all the looks but particularly pic 1 – although as a local Australian girl how could I ever go past our stunning Miranda Kerr – actually a great inspiration for simplicity in fashion in an otherwise hectic period.
Anna xo
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Love the simple look – especially the oversize scarf, gorgeous!
It’s “pared down”, not “paired down”..
This is how I would describe my style- I adore all the outfits, given me a little bit of inspiration as well
ellenor marie <3
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amazing outfits! great inspiration
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Thanks for the inspiration! Your representation was just as good (if not better). Great post!
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Whenever I am feeling overwhelmed or worse, underwhelmed, I fall back to these classics as well. Can’t go wrong.
velvetcupcakes
I’ve been seeing pointy toe pumps popping up everywhere and now i’m on the hunt for a pair as well!
In Dramatic Fashion
They all look gorgeous in their looks. Great choices of inspiration, I love this post.
Amelia @ UGLY DUCKLING x
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I love how all of these looks are chic but the girls look pretty comfortable as well. To me, that’s true style.
very chic, but I believe you mean “pare.”
I really need a pair of point toe black pumps with a pencil thin heel….they look so chic with skinny jeans!
xoxo
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I love all the looks but especially the second one..I love how simple it is but elegant even with sneakers on!
It’s always nice to see where other people get their inspiration from! Love Miranda’s pointy toe pumps!
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Great inspiration doll, loving all these low-key, no-fuss looks
XoXo-Kelli K
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Very sophisticated! I love simple outfits. xoxo
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These are all perfect Sunday staple outfits. You know…to be comfy and chic. Thanks!
love the severe pointed pumps paired with the cigarette leg skinny jeans… very clean and austere structuring!
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these are great. love the look of dressing up jeans with pumps! so adorable. love miranda’s look!
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I like them too!!!
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I totally agree with you Emily– sometime simple is best! All of these lovely ladies look great, especially with their own twist to the look. And some of those shoes are to die for!!
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Perfect examples for how a few great basics and some details with a twist make a gorgeous outfit!
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Lovely post, but it’s actually spelled “pared down”…
Gorgeous.
Fashionable Collections
I LOOOOVE the first pic!
Loving all of the looks <3
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love all of them!!! the third one is my favorite!!
great pictures! love the cool casual looks!
xox
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love it
Irene Wibowo
Great inspiration – I love how these are all so simple and well put together.
-Danielle
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Loving that first outfit. Those heels are stunning with the rest of the outfit!
I absolutely adore all of these looks, they may be simple but they definitely look put together and make a statement!
I always love every of Miranda Kerr’s looks. Great inspiration!
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I absolutly love Miranda’s Outfit so cut
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‘Paired down’ is spelled wrong. You mean ‘pared’ down.
love all of these
Girl in the Poodle Shoes
That scarf in the third photo is to die for! It looks so comfy and cozy – I could wear it like a blanket! It officially just got added to my (already-extensive) wish list, too.
Ali
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love love love the scare in the 3rd photo. I’m all about big chunky scarves this season!
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Love the Inspirtation great post!
~Sarah
http://www.sarahfashionista.blogspot.com
I love Miranda Kerr.
I’m in love with the effortless chic look….it’s beautiful and put together. It shows they have natural style.
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sometimes effortlessly chic is the best!
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it’s “pared” down
The first and third looks are my favorite! These girls are gorge!
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- Cher
SImple and classic!
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Such classic looks – sometimes those are the best
XO
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I love all of these looks – and use them as my Saturday dressing inspiration often!
Much love,
B
all gorgeous looks!!
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so simple and beautiful.
LOVE LOVE LOVE These Emily !
perfect!
Great inspiration – simple, but classic and stylish looks. Most of them are appropriate only for warm weather, making me envious of your California climate
xx from Montreal,
Sarah
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I love all this inspiration! However it is soooo cold in Paris – I am looking like a bundle, rather than a paired down lady – ha!
xxx
pearl
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I’m all about the skinny jeans and ankle boots. Love these inspiration photos.
xoxo
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My favorite is Miranda Kerr…. she is so beautiful and stylish.
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Me encantan son muy inspiradores y súper adaptables para todas
LOVE seeing all of the pointy shoes. i have so many in my closet that i never wear since they seemed out of style for a while. must get them out today! and this confirms i NEED faux leather leggings ASAP.
xoxo, jenn
the stylish housewife
secretly I love that pointy shoes are starting to come back again!
LOVE the oversized scarf + blazer combo.
i love all of these looks ~ love pointy shoes too, glad they’re coming back!
xx, k
I don’t even own a single pair of pointy pumps right now and after seeing these pictures, I wish I did. Now I have something to shop for!
I love the third look with the scarf. so chic!
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great inspiration! These styles are all so lovely
xx
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Love them ALL!
Miranda’s look is perfect and those heels and bag!!!
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i always look to other women for inspiration.
women don’t dress for men but for other women!
My favorite is the lst photo of the trench and skinny jeans! And of course I love your white blouse! Happy Holidays!
You’re right – must buy pointy toe pumps! No matter how much damage they do to my toes!!
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Love the first pic, so simple and beautiful!
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fab outfits!
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i love those studded sandal heels in the first photo as well as the scarf and layers in the others
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GREAT looks on these girls. I love the “pretty tomboy” style. reminds me of your basics post yesterday. very inspiring!
xx,
alisia e
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On my list this year is a long sleeve simple white button down blouse and black leather leggings. That combo with black or nude stilettos=perfection. Thanks for posting the inspiration
xoxo,
Victoria
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These are all really great. My favorite is the oxford and scarf outfit.
Christina
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Dreamy collection – fabulous inspiration!
xo
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My mom made me a mustard color oversized knit scarf years ago…its very special to me. Love all of these photos. So chic.
Love them all. That white blouse in the first ensemble is perfection.
Love the first look! So chic!
Emily
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Love all these outfits- really classic and perfect.
Have a great weekend and a Merry Christmas!
-Ashley
http://lerougestylo.blog.com
Nr 1 is my favorite, but I have to admit that all girls did their looks so well. Super inspiration!
XO Charlotte
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Love the classic, simple looks. I agree whenever I find inspiration it makes me want to add something to my closet.
I LOVE Miranda Kerr’s look!
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Especially adore that first inspiration photo!
xx,
Ellen
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The 3rd look is my favorite by far. Everything is perfect from the way her scarf is wrapped to how she layers the blazer with the top – I love it!
Ashley
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That first look is TO DIE FOR!!! Everything thing about it! I enjoy seeing what inspires you!
xo, Vanessa (the gal)
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I love the 1st look it’s so light and simple but the basics have an interesting silhouette to them.
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I love the 3rd and 5th looks the best. I agree that a great scarf and fab pointy toed shoes will never go out of style!
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Lovin the first outfit! Nothing beats a simple white blouse!
Happy Holidays!!
Bella xox
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Love all of these looks!!
Kiss!!
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what?!?!? these are ridiculously fabulous, i can’t even stand it! love!
xo TJ
I really like the style of the woman in the second photo down – I could rock that!
omg. totally makes me want to go shopping!
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Hi! I’m extremely flattered to be featured in this post – woah!
But could you please please link/credit the photos (no.2 and 5) to my blog?
2: http://www.fash-n-chips.com/2011/11/blue-bridge.html
5: http://www.fash-n-chips.com/2011/08/in-between-rain-showers.html
Thank you very much!
x Christine (Fash n Chips)
i love this style, and i have pinned many of these to pinterest in the past, myself. i love when you can take outfit basics and combine them to make incredibly chic look.
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I love all these looks, can’t even decide which ones I like most. the first and last are 2 outfits I can definately imagine you wearing
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ugh yes, I LOVE pared down looks, they’re all lust worthy. I love how simple they look.
mango
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I agree with danijela12, the first look is stunning. The blouse is just beautiful
Miranda Kerr. SWOON!
Maria xx
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#2 and #5 is Christine of Fash-n-Chips!!
I love the second and third look, they look very comfy!
Brigitte
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I love the first look!
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These are all wonderful ideas. I like the idea of dressing up the paired down.
-E
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These are definitely inspiring pics! loved them all!
xxx
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i love these looks you found – they all look so elegant in their simply yet effectful outfits!! so chic;-)
love
modepistol
I love everything here. Sometimes simple is the most stylish!
I envy their simplicity!
-Grace
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love the looks!!
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i’ve been admiring that first look for a while. sometimes simple is just better!
I missed you in the post
I LOVE the first Look and Miranda’s outfit!
that first ensemble is so classic and then you get to the shoes and its just perfection!
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The oversized scarf rocks. Want one!
Fash-n-chips’s blog is so cute! Thanks for helping me to discover it!!
i absolutely adore look #2 & #3!
great inspiration!
xo jeanette
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I pinned all of these! you have such beautiful taste.
Perfect inspiration, big fan of fash n chips, love how she makes a pair of converse glam
xx
I’m really loving pared-down street style lately as well; Miranda Kerr is truly the queen of it! I’d seen all of these outfits except the first, which is incidentally my favorite out of the bunch, probably. Can’t go wrong with studded Valentino pumps~
I’m loving the pared down look, it’s very French! The first and the last girls are my favorite…. currently on the hunt for a point-toed stilletto that will make those outfits pop
XX Kathryn
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The first picture is too perfect for words. Simplicity is always classic.
Love her white top.
xo
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I love the first picture xx
Loving all of these looks! It’s casual but chic – reminds me so much of Audrey Hepburn.
You have captured simple chic, all the girls in the pictures look fabulous and so simply put together. Love the black pointed heels!
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Very Glam!
Great collections. The third and forth outfits are my favorite. Miranda Kerr has an amazing sense of style.
M.
ohhh! been looking for some inspirations–found them here, of course!
thank you
Love each look, inspiring my “new beginnings” wardrobe for 2012. Classic and simplified.
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I love the first look! Just goes to show simple can still be sexy! Those Valentino shoes really pull the look together.
EJae
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This post has helped me realize it’s not really what you where as much as it’s how you where it – and that’s in terms of accessories just as much as attitude. I love these outfits. I never would have put brown and black together, but that girl pulls it off amazingly.
nice simple looks
Simple and easy to wear yet super stylish n chic
Pointy toe stilettoes make for a superb statement
I like the second picture, the ripped jeans and sneakers make it look tomboyish, but the coat kind of pulls it together and makes it look a lot neater.
Great style as usual
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Miranda Kerr’s just so stylish and gorgeous everywhere~ great pictures for some nice inspi. liking your blog already
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I’m sorry Miranda is just GORGEOUS! All the time…
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Stuff of Gorgeous!
Dinx @ Lovely in Random xoxo
wauw, K really nice outfits!
I love your blog!
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I love all of these fab looks!
Thanks for great and cool style.
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I LOVE those outfits! In particular the first, third and fourth
xx, Lena
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the model is beautiful. the dresses she wears are nice and cool, specially the last one is awesome.
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These outfits are so gorgeous! What what makes them stand out pieces is they’re simple and anyone can do them and what outfit isn’t complete without a scarf? I wear them in the winter and summer seasons
the 4th look is amazing! love the bag
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Happy Holidays to you! I love the first outfit and of course Miranda Kerr as always looks amazing! Love your blog!
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Such gorgeous nail polish!
What shade is it?
This has fueled my desire for a camel coat!
Fi
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love Miranda’s look
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It took me a while to understand and label my own fashion sense. After seeing this post, I am “Pared Down Chic” and I recognize it is popular now, but not necessarily a trend. This pared-down chic is not a fleeting trend. It’s for women who want to build a timeless wardrobe.
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Great pics! I love the way the way pointy toed heels can dress up the most casual outfits, and a good pair of converse are the best.
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Gorgeous! I need me some pointy-toed pumps. Miranda’s are to die for.
Love all the looks! They’re all well putted together and stunning
xoxo
Love the last look!
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xoxo,
Tori
I love the first photo.. fantastic!
Yeah, I’m really feeling those pumps. I have a pair of pointy pumps but they are so tight on my toes. Need to stretch them out.
I love all of those looks! Pointy toe pumps are my absolutely fav!
I absolutely love these pics for inspirations when you want to look chic, but don’t have the time for all our glamour.
The outfits are very pretty. It fits for an afternoon teatime or a cup of coffee with your special someone. So pretty!
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